BOOKS with Alphabet S (Sa, Sb,Sc, Sd, Se…... )

Overview: .This book constitutes the proceedings of the Second International Conference on Smart Multimedia, ICSM 2019, which was held in San Diego, CA, USA, in December 2019...The 45 papers presented were selected from about 100 submissions and are grouped in sections on 3D mesh and depth image processing; image understanding; miscellaneous; smart multimedia for citizen-centered smart living; 3D perception and applications; video applications; multimedia in medicine; haptics and applications; smart multimedia beyond the visible spectrum; machine learning for multimedia; image segmentation and

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Overview: Combines both civilian and military environments providing a holistic view of surveillance today.Discusses ethical and privacy considerations in the light of the global environment from both perspecti.This book addresses surveillance in action-related applications, and presents novel research on military, civil and cyber surveillance from an international team of experts. The first part of the book, Surveillance of Human Features, reviews surveillance systems that use biometric technologies. It discusses various novel approaches to areas including gait recognition, face-based physiol

Overview: Treats both theoretical and practical aspects of Sustainable Development and Social Responsibility.Explains how to deploy Sustainable Development and Smart Technology.Enriches the readers understandinThe book presents high-quality research papers presented at the 2nd American University in the Emirates International research conference, AUEIRC‘18, organized by the American University in the Emirates, Dubai, held on November 13th-15th, 2018. The book is broadly divided into four sections: Sustainability and Smart Technology, Sustainability and Social Responsibility, Sustainability, Hu

Overview: Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Studie.Includes supplementary material: ​Ausgründungen werden in der betrieblichen Praxis oftmals von der Unternehmensleitung als geeignetes Instrument angesehen, um auf exogene Veränderungen zu reagieren. Im Fokus steht hier vor allem die Möglichkeit umfassender Kostenreduktionen durch die Auslagerung von Unternehmensteilen. Im Rahmen dieses Buches sollen Ausgründungen jedoch nicht als reines Instrument des Kostenmanagements verstanden werden, vielmehr können durch ein langfristig orientiertes Ausgründungsmanagement zwei substanzielle Unternehmensziele u

Overview: Is an introductory book on vibration and dynamics of structures.Explains “Vibration of Mechanical Systems” and “Structural Dynamics” in a unified and integrated manner.Contains several examples/probleThis book introduces the theory of structural dynamics, with focus on civil engineering structures. It presents modern methods of analysis and techniques adaptable to computer programming clearly and easily. The book is ideal as a text for advanced undergraduates or graduate students taking a first course in structural dynamics. It is arranged in such a way that it can be used for a one-

Overview: Examines the marginalization of guardian-companion animal relationships by the modern state.Provides insight into an unprecedented event in Japan: the combined impact of an earthquake, tsunami, and nu.This book examines how relationships between guardians and companion animals were challenged during a large-scale disaster: the tsunami of March 2011 and the following nuclear disaster in Fukushima. The author interrogates: 1) How did guardians and their companion animals survive the large disaster?; 2) Why was the relationship between guardians and their companion animals ignored durin

Overview: This book contains the proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Surfaces and Interfaces of Ceramic Materials, held on the Oleron island, France, in September 1988. This Institute was organized in nine months after receiving the agreement of the NATO Scientific Affairs Division. Despite this very short time, most of the lecturers contacted have accepted our invitation to prepare a specific talk. The meeting was held at "La Vieille Perrotine" on the Oleron island. This holiday village of the French CNRS is located near the Ocean in a natural area which contributed to create

Overview: 978-3-540-05006-3978-3-642-93000-3

Overview: The waterproof sensory sheet covering the mammalian body has a rich afferent innervation which provides an abundance of complex information for use by the central nervous system often in conjunction with information from receptors in the joints. This book is an attempt to provide a systematic account of the way in which this somatosensory system works. The properties of the peripheral receptors have been debated in scientific terms for about a century and the resolu­ tion of the conflict in favour of the existence of ‘specific‘ receptors for mechanical, thermal and noxious stimuli is

Overview: Raises intriguing questions about our medical future in a both entertaining and thought-provoking way.Contains a scientific essay on the past and present influence of science fiction on medical scienc.Like many fields of science, the future of medicine is frequently predicted by the science fiction writers of today, very much as many of today’s medical advances were presaged by science fiction stories of the past. .In this book, physician and science fiction author Brad Aiken conveys his own speculations about our medical future through nine highly entertaining and thought-provoking

Overview: Ausführliche Lösungen + typische Fehlerquellen.Optimale Klausurvorbereitung.Includes supplementary material: Ziel dieses Übungsbuches ist es, den Studierenden eine umfassende Möglichkeit zu geben, ihre bereits erworbenen Statistikkenntnisse intensiv zu nutzen und zu vertiefen. Dazu dienen die zahlreichen, praxisorientierten Übungsaufgaben zur beschreibenden Statistik, Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung und schließenden Statistik. Der Autor zeigt die Lösungen zu den Aufgaben ausführlich Schritt für Schritt auf. Dadurch wird ein selbstständiges Erarbeiten der Lösungstechniken sowie das eigens

Overview: Übersichtlich dargestellte Entscheidungshilfen.Alle unternehmerischen Fragestellungen zu Social Media.Social Media einfach und unkompliziert.Dieses Buch bietet Ihnen einen knappen und präzisen Überblick zu den wichtigsten unternehmerischen Herausforderungen sowie Chancen und Risiken in Bezug auf Social Media. Unabhängig davon, welche Art und Größe von Unternehmen oder Abteilung Sie leiten, ob Sie Industriegüter, Konsumgüter oder Dienstleistungen anbieten – Social Media ist ein Faktor, den Sie beobachten und steuern sollten. Stefanie Babka hilft Ihnen dabei, sich und Ihren Mitarbeiter

Overview: Die Geschichte der Soziologie in Belgien.Detaillierte Analyse der Entstehung und Institutionalisierung der verschiedenen Soziologien in Belgien.Die Sozialstruktur und ihr Einfluss auf die belgische SoDieses Buch bietet eine historisch-soziologische Analyse der Geschichte der Soziologie in Belgien vom späten neunzehnten bis zum frühen einundzwanzigsten Jahrhundert. Es wirft ein neues Licht auf die sozialen Strukturen, die die Orientierungen und die Arbeit der Soziologen in Belgien prägten und prägen. Der Einfluss von drei strukturellen Faktoren wird näher beleuchtet: Religion, Sprache

Overview: Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind. Der Verlag stellt mit diesem Archiv Quellen für die historische wie auch die disziplingeschichtliche Forschung zur Verfügung, die jeweils im historischen Kontext betrachtet werden müssen. Dieser Titel erschien in der Zeit vor 1945 und wird daher in seiner zeittypischen politisch-ideologischen Ausrichtung vom Verlag nicht beworben.978-3-642-98274-3978-3-642-99085-4

Overview: Includes supplementary material: This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th European Workshop on Software Process Technology, EWSPT 2001, held in Witten, Germany, in June 2001..The 18 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 31 submissions. Among the areas addressed are process evolution, experiences, mobility and distribution, UML process patterns, and process improvement.978-3-540-42264-8978-3-540-45752-7Series ISSN 0302-9743 Series E-ISSN 1611-3349

Overview: 978-3-642-49084-2978-3-642-94706-3

Overview: Presents a comprehensive and systematic overview of the last 10 years of sheepgrass research.Provides a valuable tool for breeders and cultivators of sheepgrass and other forage grasses.Offers a referThis book summarizes the latest research on sheepgrass, both in China and around the globe, as well as fundamental information on the topic. Sheepgrass (Leymus chinensis (Trin.) Tzvel) is a key species in the eastern part of the Eurasian steppe and widely distributed in northern China. It is highly adaptable and holds considerable value in terms of animal husbandry and ecology / the envi

Overview: Examines spatial statistical techniques, their fundamentals and logical basis.Brings together information not previously available in one source.Investigates major problems in spatial analysis.Provide.Spatial Modeling Principles in Earth Sciences presents fundamentals of spatial data analysis used in hydrology, geology, meteorology, atmospheric science and related fields. It examines methods for the quantitative determination of the spatial distribution patterns. This book brings together the material from the current literature in earth sciences and practical examples. ..It provides

Overview: Both the CoBRA method and its presentation are driven by and aimed at industrial practice.A complete and comprehensible specification of all relevant CoBRA processes is presented.The methodological co.Software effort estimation is a key element of software project planning and management. Yet, in industrial practice, the important role of effort estimation is often underestimated and/or misunderstood..In this book, Adam Trendowicz presents the CoBRA method  (an abbreviation for Cost Estimation, Benchmarking, and Risk Assessment) for estimating the effort required to successfully comp